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xonhulu:

--- Quote from: corco on January 31, 2010, 08:25:07 PM ---The I-5 corridor isn't too bad anyway- the only annoying parts during peak hours are the bridge into downtown Portland and the stretch from Centralia to Tumwater where there's a ton of traffic and it's only four lanes wide

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Isn't WSDOT in the process of widening that stretch?

mightyace:
How do Amtrak's Cascades trains compare to driving or to the shuttle between Seattle and Portland?

Chris:

--- Quote from: Scott5114 on January 31, 2010, 09:05:58 PM ---There's no way you could spend $79 driving from Seattle to Portland, unless you drive a Hummer or something.

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With my diesel car and American diesel prices, It would cost me about $ 11 one way.

TheStranger:

--- Quote from: mightyace on January 31, 2010, 11:25:14 PM ---How do Amtrak's Cascades trains compare to driving or to the shuttle between Seattle and Portland?

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Looking at Amtrak's website...$29 for a 3.5 hour trip.  (According to Google Maps, the drive would take about 2 hours and 45 minutes if traffic's flowing well.)

Chris:
station to station is quite different than from driving door-to-door. Additional transport is the main disadvantage of public transport, but politicians usually only look at fabulous station-to-station travel times.

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